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Concern for young, innocent Dublin Muslim in Egyptian prisonCAPITOL HILL. Thursday, June 29, 2017— The case of a Dublin-born Muslim juvenile imprisoned in Egypt—innocently caught up in wrong place at wrong time— is being raised on Capitol Hill.Ibrahim Halawa, an Irish teenager, was on a family holiday in Egypt when he became caught up in the chaos that engulfed the country in […]

Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Friday, June 30, 2017It was completely predictable that yet another Stormont deadline came and went yesterday afternoon without the slightest hint of a breakthrough.All the signs had been negative in recent days and, if anything, relationships between the DUP and Sinn Féin had actually managed to decline still further at the crucial stage of the proceedings.The embattled secretary of state, […]

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Once again, the Catholic ‘Holy Cross Girls’ school has been subjected to sectarian harassment and intimidation, ensuring that the young girls will live in fear because they are Catholic.(See article below from the Irish News, Belfast). Ironically, some ‘useful idiots’ (useful to the British Government) claim that […]

“Immigration is a good indicator of economic success. People move to places where they feel their kids will have a better life.Today in the Republic, one in six people are foreign-born. In Northern Ireland, it is one in a hundred.” In a highly thought-provoking article, economist McWilliams claims the 2011 census in Northern Ireland tells a story […]

Way for May and Foster to prove good faith: repeal Act of Settlement, 1701 CAPITOL HILL. Wednesday, June 28, 2017— For many years, a lone voice has been raising the issue of State-sponsored sectarianism and bigotry in the British Constitution. Eventually, the call was heard by The Guardian and other elements in Britain itself. […]